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Nicki Minaj and her husband have a funny way of thanking security guards at her concerts … at least according to one of them who claims Kenneth Petty ambushed and punched him backstage. The guy was head of security for one of Nicki’s concerts in Germany back in March 2019 … and in a lawsuit,

Taylor Swift‘s properties are a magnet for strange incidents … the latest ending with a man arrested early Thursday morning after cops say he crashed his car into her NYC building. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a man was busted after driving the wrong way down Taylor’s street … then reversing and striking the

Kanye West has a radical new idea to address the homeless crisis in Los Angeles … he wants the homeless to get some experience modeling clothes they make. Here’s the deal … Kanye is working with streetwear brand Skid Row Fashion Week on a new collab and fashion show with the ultimate goal of helping

Adele is out and Keith Urban is in … and it didn’t take Caesars Palace long to find a replacement after the singer postponed her Las Vegas residency. The country music singer says he’s just been booked for 5 shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in March and April … and some of those

Neymar met Kanye West for the first time in Paris on Wednesday — and the soccer superstar didn’t come empty-handed for the occasion, bringing the musician a custom “Ye” jersey. Neymar also showered Kanye with praise on his social media following their meet-up … calling the “Hurricane” performer a “legend.” “Nice to meet u legend

One half of the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd is behind bars, after allegedly attacking the mother of his child, knocking down a door and pulling her hair extensions out in the process. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Slim Jxmmi was arrested Tuesday morning in Miami for battery. Slim’s girlfriend — with whom he also shares

Play video content BACKGRID Snoop Dogg has a huge gig on Super Bowl Sunday — sharing the stage with Dr. Dre and co. — but he has a different collab floating around in his head … doing a song with Sade!!! Check out this video of Snoop chilling in his Inglewood studio with some friends,

Adele says her Vegas residency was postponed because of a massive COVID outbreak on her crew, but multiple sources connected to Caesars Palace claim the real reason the show is on ice is because Adele’s displeased with the production. Our sources say Adele was unhappy with various set pieces, a choir, the sound system and

2:11 PM PT — Damon Albarn has just responded to Taylor Swift. He wants to squash any beef between the two of them. In a tweet, the Gorillaz singer says he agrees with T Swift, after all … He wrote, “I had a conversation about songwriting and sadly it was reduced to clickbait. I apologise

Cardi B claimed a blogger made up harmful lies about her on the internet is ringing true with the jury … which just sided with her in federal court. The rapper won her libel case against Tasha K, who she sued for posting videos where she alleged, among other things, CB was a prostitute who

Kanye West and Julia Fox are two peas in a pod — but for Paris Fashion Week, that pod’s made of cow. The couple stepped out together Monday to attend the Schiaparelli Couture show … wearing matching black outfits, no less. Ye and Julia were in all-leather getups from head to toe — quite literally

Meat Loaf would stick to the old adage of the show must go on, and Caleb Johnson — who sings in the late rocker’s band — says that’s exactly what the Neverland Express plans to do. The season 13 ‘American Idol’ champ is doing his best to fill Meat’s shoes on the BAT tour, and

Demonstrators have descended upon Washington D.C. to protest against COVID mandates — and, ironically, they’re blasting music from someone who just succumbed to the virus. Thousands of people flooded into the National Mall Sunday and gathered at the base of both the Washington Monument and even more packed in front of the Lincoln Memorial …

Play video content Forbidden Fruits with Julia Fox and Niki Takesh Julia Fox is scoffing at folks who think she’s a clout chaser for dating Kanye West, saying she’s so not in it for the fame. Julia addressed the doubters on her “Forbidden Fruits” podcast Friday, saying she couldn’t care less about the attention she’s

Justin Bieber needs to vacate the Prince of Pop throne immediately, because his replacement’s ready to take a seat — and that person would be … The Weeknd. Abel just hit a new milestone that places him a notch above JB — at least as far as Spotify numbers are concerned. The Weeknd has become

Play video content Kanye West might be able to swap out the boots he’s been wearing for weeks on end for something more comfortable and caj — and it’s all thanks to DJ Khaled hooking him up! DJK gifted Ye a sweet pair of Jordans Saturday during what appears to have been a hangout/collab session

Play video content @adelettes/Instagram Adele is super upset over pulling the plug on her Vegas shows, and she offered some of her fans a drink as a token of her gratitude for sticking with her … but then she quickly took it back. We can explain. Adele FaceTimed a group of fans who flew to

Meat Loaf deserves a heap of honors, so a very famous pizza joint is heaping a ton of meatloaf on its pies to celebrate the singer/actor’s life. Mulberry Pizza in Bev Hills — owned by Richie Palmer (ex-hubby of Raquel Welch) — is making a special pizza Monday to honor Meat Loaf. Richie is a

The Super Bowl is still a few weeks away, but you can start losing your minds for the halftime show now … ’cause the official trailer for the big event just dropped — and it’s awesome!! Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar are set to share the stage on February

Meat Loaf — the singer with some monstrous hits — has died at the age of 74. The singer’s manager, Michael Greene, confirmed Meat Loaf died Thursday night. Sources with knowledge tell TMZ … he was supposed to attend a business dinner earlier this week for a show he’s working on — “I’d Do Anything

Play video content @adele / Twitter Adele says she’s tried everything possible, but the show will NOT go on, as they say — COVID has forced her to cancel her upcoming Vegas residency. Adele apologized to fans Thursday for having to cancel at the last minute. She says she tried hard to make sure her

Bobby Shmurda will be stickin’ to music because basketball ain’t it … the Brooklyn rapper botched an easy alley-oop dunk — and it was hilarious! The epic fail was caught on video … the 27-year-old went to the famed CoolKicks store in Los Angeles for a sneaker shopping sesh on Wednesday. There’s a basketball hoop

Cardi B‘s announcement she’s covering funeral costs for all the victims of the historically deadly Bronx apartment fire has one man — who lost 5 relatives — calling Cardi an “angel.” Haji Dukuray‘s niece was killed in the blaze, along with her husband and 3 children … and Cardi is making sure he doesn’t have

Chris Daughtry‘s daughter Hannah Price died from suicide by hanging, while under the influence of narcotics… this according to her family. TMZ broke the story … Hannah was found dead in her home back in November, although the cause of death was uncertain at the time. The Daughtry family now says Hannah took her own

Cardi B is stepping up to help those rocked by tragedy in her native New York City, paying for the funeral and burial costs of those killed in a building fire that killed 17. Cardi tells us, “I cannot begin to imagine the pain and anguish that the families of the victims are experiencing, but

Britney Spears has already taken the gloves off when it comes to her dad, but she’s now ready for war as Wednesday’s hearing approaches because she’s saying Jamie Spears lined his pockets with millions of dollars she earned and claims it was all blatant self-interest … and that’s just a small fraction of what Britney

Kanye West did Eazy-E proud with his new diss song aimed at Pete Davidson — so says the late MC’s own flesh and blood, who hears the “gangsta” coming through on the record. We got Eazy’s daughter, Ebie, in L.A., who told us Ye and Game’s new track, ‘Eazy,’ gets two big thumbs up from

Travis Scott got a stinky surprise as he made a rare public appearance at the L.A. Rams’ game … all thanks to a sewage pipe that burst within smelling distance of the rapper. We got photos of Travis Monday night at SoFi Stadium in one of his first outings since the Astroworld tragedy. Travis hung

Play video content Omaha Productions Snoop Dogg is a man of his word — the rap legend just held up his birthday promise and delivered a “Death Row” chain to Eli Manning for his birthday … and the QB is stoked!! Remember, the hip-hop legend appeared on ESPN 2’s “Manning Cast” with Peyton and Eli

Play video content Discovery You might say Jim Belushi‘s hitting some high notes for the return of his marijuana farm docuseries … in fact, ya might say the guy’s got the blues over all his green!!! “Growing Belushi” is coming back for a second season, starting Wednesday on Discovery, as Jim and fellow cannabis farmers